Glove.



G. J. SHIMER & O. PETERSON.

GLOVE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1911.

Patented June 27, 1911i Wilma/Jaw wOW Y .mW R "244.57

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CALVIN J. SI-IIMER AND OTTO PETERSON, 0F SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 27 1911 Application filed March 29, 1911.

Serial No. 617,776.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CALVIN J. SHIMER and Or'ro PETERSON, of Sioux City, county of VVoodbury, and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gloves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hand coverings and has special reference to a glove peculiarly adapted for working purposes and are usually made of some soft flexible cloth or other cheap material.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a glove of this character wherein the front, back and finger portions are made from a single blank of material, and where in the usual fourchette for each finger is made integral with the main finger portions, thereby avoiding the necessity of providing separate fourchettes and thus economizing not only in material but in the stitching nec essary to form the completed article.

A further object of the invention is to provide a glove of this character wherein but a single seam is necessary in the back of the article thus effecting a saving in the stitching required for each glove as well as economizing in material, thread and other incidental factory expenses.

A further object is to provide a glove of this character wherein the tendency to rip or tear is minimized.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings wherein similar letters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views Figure l is a view in perspective of the completed glove; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the glove is made. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the completed article, looking at the back of the glove; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the thumb blank.

In the drawings A designates the blank from which the glove is made. This blank comprises a piece of material which is slitted inwardly from the upper edge thereof, whereby the palm or face portions of the fingers B, O, D, and E are formed, the upper ends of said portions being suitably rounded as shown. From the points I) and e of the upper outer edge of the portions B and E respectively, the upper edge of the blank is cut on a curve to the points F, F. The remaining outer portions of the blank are then cut to form the parts D, C. The

opposite lower side edges of the blank are cut away as at G, the lower part of said cutaway portion being substantially straight.

The lower edge of the blank at a point substantially beneath the finger portion E is cut so as to form the member H, which eventually forms the inner or palm portion of the thumb member of the glove. A separate thumb piece K is formed of substan tially the shape indicated in Fig. 4 and this piece K forms the outer portion'of the thumb in the completed glove.

In completing the glove from the blank thus formed the blank is first folded on the dotted lines 1 backwardly and the edges LM and LM, stitched together, thereby forming the longitudinal seam P in the back of the glove. The portion E as thus turned forms the back of finger E, while the portion B forms the back of finger B; the portion D forms the back of finger D, and the portion C the back of finger C. The points 2, F and 3, F are thus brought together. The free edges of the opposing finger portions are then stitched, after which the thumb piece K is stitched in position to the thumb member H and to the body of the glove. Prior to stitching the finger portions it will be observed that it is necessary to crease or bend the members B, C, D and E along the dotted lines (see Fig. 1) thereby providing the members G C B E D and D which take the place of the usual separate fourchettes in gloves as now constructed. The members B, E, C and D it will be observed are made of a width sufficient not only to form the backs of the fingers but also to form the portions B E C 0 D and D for the purpose specified.

After the glove is completed as above set forth the wrist or portion :0 of knit or other fabric may be attached as desired. It will be understood of course that the stitching and completion of the glove to this point is all done on the reverse side and after completed is turned inside out.'

From the foregoing it will be observed that we thus provide a glove which is exceedingly simple in construction, inexpensive in manufacture, and one wherein a great saving of time and material is had, in view of the fact that the separate fourchettes or inserts between the fingers are dispensed with and the glove capable of use for the purposes desired is produced.

Having thus fully described our invention what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is A glove formed from a blank, the central portion of the blank cut to provide the palm portions of the fingers, the portions of the blank on the outer sides of said central portion cut to form the rear portions of the fingers and of a sufiioient width to provide for the space between the edges of the palm portions of the fingers and the backs, the

CALVIN J. SHIMER. OTTO PETERSON.

Witnesses:

G120. C. CALL, H. J. NnLsoN.

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